EXCLUSIVE: We Reveal the 20 Episodes Chosen for the First AS THE WORLD TURNS DVD Collection

AS THE WORLD TURNS is coming to DVD! What great news for fans of ATWT and all soaps. Big sales of these DVDs could convince a lot of people that soap fans want their classic soaps on DVD, on TV, online, anywhere we can get them. We hope fans of all soaps will check out this collection of classic episodes.

We Love Soaps can exclusively reveal the 20 full episodes that will be appearing on the ATWT DVD collection (on four discs). From Peter Simon's Ian McFarland collapsing at the Ed Sullivan Theater to some of the most beautiful and romantic weddings ever on daytime television, this collection has something for everyone--comedy, drama, intrigue, mystery, romance and groundbreaking storylines.

27 comments:

this is fantastic news. i know i will definitely be buying a copy. i hope there is a lot of interest so there can be more collections like this. having the soaps available this way is terrific for sure. nice work Roger and all who helped make this possible

Thanks, Tom. I really wanted a 1979 episode in because there is NOTHING like it on YouTube. The Joffrey Ballet at the Ed Sullivan Theater (I mean the Oakdale Theater LOL). GL's Peter Simon is featured in that one and some great Grant and Lisa.

IMPRESSIVE ROGER...WOW...I do understand why you didn't include Holden & Lily's 1st wedding with Heather, she wasn't Lily. Boy you could of done a whole wedding segment of CarJack. Some of these episodes we'll see Julianne Moore and so many vets. To bad you couldn't a 5th CD on Vile characters...like Lilth, Joanne Coleman, of James the best is when you locked Barbara in the bullring..loved it or John raping Dee, maybe that is included in John Dixon Takes a Fall (May 14, 1981). Is that his trial when he walked in alive or am I confusing 2 John story-lines? Births of characters...oh hell that is the next batch...LOL

This DVD set is extremely exciting, however I confess to one very deep disappointment. Christmas 2009 at the Snyder Farm? Huh???? Any chance that is a type-o and you mean 2008? 2008 was much-much-much more worthy. What gives? I honestly would like to know the thinking behind that decision. Thank you.

Hi Cheryl, I'm not sure how much I can say about the selection process but I will find out and get back to you! :) In some cases it was a matter of including characters that might not appear otherwise or in others the categories for the discs were developed and changed over time.

But I do think Bob narrating the final Christmas in Oakdale was poignant even though it wasn't my favorite Christmas show.

Been thinking some more - and actually 2007 (where Luke walks again) and 2008 (the Victorian doll house) are both sooooo much better than 2009. I really hope that those two excellent Christmas episodes can be included in future sets. 2009 was not at all impressive (in fact, it was pretty awful)....sorry, but that is the way I (and, I suspect many others) feel.

Thank you for replying, Roger. I really would appreciate hearing more from you about this. Do you have a sense if any further ATWT sets are anticipated? I would assume that depends greatly on sales..... Thanks again, Roger!

Very exciting possibilities for the future! A Lisa DVD set....a Henry DVD set, etc. Of course, sets dedicated to classic couples would be brilliant - Holden and Lily, Luke and Noah, Jack and Carly.... Hope that these things happen!

VERY EXCITING !!!! I can't wait to get them !!!! i would love to have every episode ???? ( not just the ones listed - but to start watching them all over again from the start!!!) GREAT JOB !!!! Where can we buy them??

i'm *really* hoping that someone will release the whole series (and "guiding light" too) starting with the very first seasons (maybe even the radio shows!) and release them a few seasons at a time. then we can fill in places we never saw.